State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: California vs Illinois
Choreographers in California earn a median of $75,000. In Illinois, $34,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96% — not 117%.
Nominal pay gap
+117%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+96%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Choreographers
- Median
- $75,000
- p25
- $51,020
- p75
- $101,740
- p10
- $42,990
- p90
- $138,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Illinois
Choreographers
- Median
- $34,560
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $35,890
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $35,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.